Kolkata Knight Riders:
Well settled at the top of the points table, KKR will be looking to win this match and solidify the position at the Top 2 for the playoffs. It has been a terrific season for them, losing just 3 matches from 11 matches they played. Sunil Narine, being the MVP, has been a stalwart for them performing with both Bat and Ball this season scoring 461 runs and taking 14 wickets from 11 matches. Batting unit is doing commendable job but the bowling department needs improvement . All the 3 matches lost by KKR were while defending the total and will be deeply concerned by the Starc’s performance whom they might have expected the most to deliver.
Probable Playing 11:
Sunil Narine
Phil Salt(WK)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Shreyas Iyer (C)
Venkatesh Iyer
Ramandeep Singh
Rinku Singh
Andre Russell
Mitchell Starc
Vaibhav Arora
Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Players: Suyash Sharma, Harshit Rana
Mumbai Indians:
Nothing seems to be going right this season for the five time champions. Fragile batting, Feeble bowling and the Captaincy saga altogether blended the team’s performance this season. To make it worse, they became the first team to be eliminated this season. Openers looked pretty solid in the first half of the tournament but couldn’t deliver in the second half. Along with the gameplay, there were many tactical errors and decision which didn’t favour the team. With two games to go, Mumbai has nothing to lose and would be looking to play for pride and win those remaining two game and end the tournament on high and would like to give chances to other boys.
Probable Playing 11:
Rohit Sharma
Ishan Kishan WK)
Naman Dhir
Suryakumar Yadav
Tilak Verma
Hardik Pandya(C)
Tim David
Anshul Kamboj
Piyush Chawla
Jasprit Bumrah
Nuwan Thushara
Impact Players: Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani
Pitch report: Pitch surface is rock hard which will allow the batsman to enjoy the game making tough time for the bowlers again. Since it is night game there is possibility of dew coming into the picture.
Head-2-Head: The two teams over the years have played 33 matches with KKR winning only 10 of those and MI 23.In first H2H of the season KKR won by 24 runs.
Match details:
Time: 19:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Live Broadcast: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema app
Players to watch out:
Phil Salt:
The Englishman had a terrific season as opener for the Knights. In 11 matches, he scored 429 runs at an healthy average of 42.9.His partnership with Narine has helped KKR to build strong foundation in the powerplay overs. KKR will be again looking upto him to continue the onus and keep giving them good starts.
Hardik Pandya:
The Mumbai skipper might have not expected the start and the progession of the season which happened with them. Along with the decision-making Pandya would also be looking to elevate and deliver the performance for which he is known as the Champion Player.
Dream XI Team:
